10 Team Motivation Killers and How to Fix Them

Happy team is a productive team. Avoid motivation killers and
implement fixes to amend the situations.
10 TEAM MOTIVATION
KILLERS
HOW TO FIX THEM

Not paying your team-members what they’re
worth.
26% of Engaged Employees would leave their
current job for just a 5% pay increase
1. INADEQUATE REWARDS
Fix: Clearly define an open rewards system
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Not providing an environment that nurtures
productivity
Open o�ce setups report 62% more sick days
2. AWFUL OFFICE SPACE
Fix: Re-think the open o�ce layout

Not providing the chance to learn
Did you know? Google allows employees spend
20% of time on their own personal projects
3. NO SELF-DEVELOPMENT
Fix: Send your team to a fun training
M T W T F S S
PERSONAL TIME
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Not letting team-members have a say in anything
On average, 39% of workers don’t feel their input is
appreciated
4. INEFFICIENT COLLABORATION
Fix: Ask a question every now and then.
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Not cultivating an open culture
Did you know? Warren Bu�ett was rejected by
Harvard University.
6. FEAR OF FAILURE
Fix: Don’t punish people for their honest mistakes
FAILU
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Not setting clearly defined objectives and a
focus.
63% of study respondents said that not knowing
which work was the priority wasted their time
7. LACK OF CLEAR GOALS
Fix: Implement OKR’s (Objectives and Key Results).
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Fix: Use the PPP (progress, plans, problems) process to get insights
Learn more: https://weekdone.com/resources/plans-progress-problems
38% would rather do
unpleasant activities
than sit next to their
micromanaging boss.
Not giving enough freedom to the team
8. MICROMANAGING BOSSES
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Fix: Use http://teammeetingchecklist.com to properly prepare
9. USELESS MEETINGS
Not providing an agenda and not sticking the
time-schedule
Average professional wastes 3,8 hours per week on
unproductive meetings
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Fix: Use smart tools like Weekdone to collaborate with the team
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Team is willing to work long hours, if they feel their
time is not wasted.
96% of respondents felt they receive unnecessary
e-mails that waste their time
10. WASTING YOUR TEAM’S TIME
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